Mountain View Funeral Home: Melvin Jenkins; Donald Reed Leatham; Alexander Lakkim Baginda Shaw. Powers Funeral Home: Vera Beattie; Peter Kee; Larry Joseph Crivello; John Orkin Smith; Maria Elizabeth Cartwright. Hill Funeral Home: Kathryne Wiseman. Gaffney Funeral Home: Lora Anne Cavanaugh; James Conway Westenhaver; Kathleen May Glassy; Barbara Kells Hanna; Kip Patrick McKeough; Yakuso Morita; H. David Kaplan. […]
District Court early closure on Nov. 18
Pierce County announcement. Pierce County District Court will be closed at noon on Friday, Nov. 18, for employee training. The Court will reopen on Monday, Nov. 21. This closure applies to all courtrooms and public service windows of all divisions of the court, including the Probation Division and the Court Resource Center. We sincerely regret […]
Support Military Families this Holiday Season
Submitted by Support the Enlisted Project (STEP). Support the Enlisted Project (STEP) invites the community to help make the holidays brighter for young military families in the South Sound through its Share the Joy program. Your business, organization, family, or you, may adopt a family for the holidays assuring there are presents for them to […]
Mexican Film Series Continues Nov. 17 at Tacoma Art Museum
Submitted by Tacoma Art Museum. From documentaries to narrative features, the free film series “Rayos: Cine en Mexico” continues at Tacoma Art Museum this week. “Rayos: Cine en México” is produced in partnership with The Grand Cinema and the Tacoma Film Festival. The series concludes in January and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition […]
Sing Along Handel’s Messiah Returns to Christ Lutheran Church
Submitted by Sylvia Allen. Sing Hallelujah! Celebrate the end of the pandemic and the joyous return of the Sing Along Handel’s Messiah on December 4, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8211 112th St SW, Lakewood, WA 98498. After a two-year break, the 2022 performance will be the 27th time that Christ Lutheran […]
Joint Study Session: Tacoma City Council & Tacoma Public Utilities Board
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. Read the Observer’s report of the November 15 joint study session of the Tacoma City Council and Tacoma Public Utilities Board at https://lwvtpc.org/docs.ashx?id=1068396. This study session covered state and federal legislative priorities for 2023. The Observer Corps is a program of the League of Women Voters […]
Jonathan Maner joins MultiCare as new president of MultiCare Medical Associates
MultiCare announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — Jonathan Maner has joined MultiCare Health System as president of MultiCare Medical Associates (MMA), where he will oversee nearly 700 physicians and advanced practitioners. In addition to leading MMA, Maner will assume a new role as system medical group chief operating officer. Maner has 20 years of experience as a medical […]
7 Wildly Fun Holiday Gift Ideas
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announcement. TACOMA Wash.— For the holidays this year, consider gifting those close to you something wildly fun to experience together at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium or Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Get up close to a moose, pet a goat (in a holiday coat!) or touch a jellyfish. Zoolights Give a […]
The Peking Acrobats featuring The Shanghai Circus returns to Tacoma
Tacoma Arts Live announcement. TACOMA, WASH.— Tacoma Arts Live will present The Peking Acrobats featuring The Shanghai Circus on January 22, 2023 at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater for a Sunday matinee performance at 3:00 p.m. The amalgamation of the two troupes’ incredible talents brings a new dimension to the artistry of Chinese Acrobatics in a show for all ages […]